Urology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate clinical skills sufficient for the formulation of diagnoses and management of the patient with surgical diseases; 2. interpret the features into clinical diagnosis; 3. investigate surgical patient; and 4. refine the differential diagnoses to a definitive diagnosis.

Diseases that cause obstructive uropathy (urethral stricture, benign prostatic enlargement and prostate cancer) and its complications (upper tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, renal failure and fistulae). Urolithiasis and urological trauma. Haematuria and its causes. Non-prostatic benign and malignant urological tumours. Acute and chronic urological infections. Hydrocoele. Neuro-urology and urological complications of systemic diseases. Introduction to renal transplantation. Paediatric urology, congenital malformations (hypospadias, epispadias, bladder exstrophy, posterior urethral valves). Wilm’s tumours. Urinary tract infections. Reflux disease.